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The former world number one trailed 3-0 in the
decider before securing victory after toiling for more than two
hours.
Pulling off an upset seemed on Rogers' mind as the American
fended off three break points in the 10th game to clinch the
first set.
Wozniacki wrestled back momentum in the second, converting two
break points before firing back-to-back aces to force a decider.
Rogers raced to a 3-0 lead in the third set before Wozniacki
staged a brilliant comeback, claiming six of the last seven
games to advance to the next round.
"I knew she has powerful strokes and a big serve. it definitely
was not easy," Wozniacki said in a courtside interview. "I'm
just happy to win this one."
Earlier, Barbora Strycova registered her first win over a top 10
player this year when the Czech edged out Britain's Johanna
Konta 7-5 7-6(5).
Fourth seeded Konta dominated the early proceedings in her first
meeting with Strycova and raced to a 3-0 lead before the Czech
broke her back and went on to claim the first set.
Konta's dominant backhand put her 5-4 ahead but the British
number one could not serve out the second set, allowing Strycova
to force a tiebreak and eventually seal the match.
"I'm very happy, because this match meant a lot to me," Strycova
said.
"I don't have any words to say because I'm very emotional and
very happy that I won against Johanna," said the 31-year-old who
meets Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the quarter-final.
Ninth seed Caroline Garcia beat local favorite Kurumi Nara 6-1
6-3 to set up a quarter-final clash with world number one
Garbine Muguruza.
(Reporting by Amlan Chakraborty in New Delhi; editing by Pritha
Sarkar)
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